Another inspiring story about immigrants succeeding in this country. Work hard, study, learn the language, a little bit of luck and finally - success. DP
By HINA ALAM, The Lufkin Daily News
The Lufkin Daily News : He came to the United States in 1982, seeking asylum from communist Poland.
He and his wife carried their four-month-old baby daughter in a box. They escaped to a camp for refugees in Austria, then came to the United States. They had $100 in their pockets.
They were dropped off on 8 Mile Road in Detroit.
Four weeks after coming to the United States, Dr. Andrew Fercowicz, armed with a medical degree from Poland, got his green card. It took three years for him to take his exams and get into the residency program, in Memphis, Tenn.
He had no money. He could not afford the $1,000 to take the exam to be a licensed doctor in the United States.
He had no knowledge of the people here or their customs. He had no knowledge of housing or transportation. He had no knowledge of English.
"Every community has a super system to help a person to adjust," he says.
He took free classes at a special institute to learn English. Someone gave him a bicycle. People dropped off free supplies at his house for him. After a while he got some odd jobs. Two old ladies gave him the required $1,000 to help him take his exam
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